dac or upgrade player

well, somewhat of a different fix, but by replacing the sim's pre with a bottlhead foreplay, things have really improved. the tubes have a very positive, smoothed out effect on the normal harshness associated with cd's. and yet the sim's fast amp keeps the toes tapping. i can live with this until the vinyl starts spinning again.

thanks for all the help.

what im looking for is better sound. what does that sound like? im not sure i know. as i said, things sound pretty good. the arcam does have a detachable power cord, but my one after market cord is being used by my amp. i guess my real question is would spending what i was talking about make a noticable difference. it sounds like it probably wouldn't. guess i'll just wait for my turntable to come back...